Foveon, Inc.

Foveon, Inc.

Foveon makes photographic light-sensing chips for digital cameras. The X3 direct image sensor is manufactured using a CMOS fabrication process, which is widely employed in the semiconductor industry. The X3 name comes from the three layers of pixels embedded in the silicon, each of which records a different color -- red on the bottom layer, green in the middle, and blue on top. The X3 is found in Polaroid, Sigma, and Toshiba camera models. Co-founded in 1997 by legendary chip engineer Carver Mead, the company is backed by National Semiconductor and Synaptics, among other investors. Foveon was the subject of a book published in 2005, The Silicon Eye, written by famed technology newsletter editor George Gilder.

Contact Details

Office Address

Foveon, Inc.
471 El Camino Real, Suite 200
Santa Clara, CA, USA 95050
Phone: (408) 855-6800

Executives

CEO

Federico Faggin

COO

Kazuto Yamaki

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